Taken from TheWeek Colombo, Mar 20 (PTI) Sri Lanka has made "poor progress" by implementing only 6 of the 36 commitments it made as part a UNHRC resolution adopted in 2015 to address human rights concerns, a local think tank...

Taken from TheWire Photo Courtesy - Reuters The Geneva-based body will adopt a new resolution that will give time till 2021 for the Sri Lankan government to fully implement commitments it made four years ago on transitional justice and accountability....

Part IV: Overall Progress: This week, Verité Research (VR) concludes its four-part series on Resolution 30/1. In 2015, Sri Lanka co-sponsored United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution 30/1 and committed to a range of measures on human rights,...

Part III: Security and Demilitarisation Sri Lanka co-sponsored Resolution 30/1 in 2015 and committed to a range of measures on human rights, accountability and reconciliation. Sri Lanka’s progress in fulfilling its commitments will be discussed on March 20, 2019, at...

Part II: Rights, the Rule of Law & International Engagement UNHRC Resolution 30/1. By co-sponsoring Resolution 30/1 in 2015, Sri Lanka committed to a range of measures on human rights, accountability and reconciliation. Sri Lanka’s progress in fulfilling its commitments...

Part I: Transitional Justice, Reconciliation and Power Sharing: In 2015, Sri Lanka co-sponsored United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution 30/1 and committed to a range of measures on human rights, accountability and reconciliation. Sri Lanka’s progress in fulfilling its...

Taken from economynext Sri Lanka’s military has only partially fulfilled promises to the United Nations to release lands occupied during its war against Tamil Tiger separatists, delaying resettlement of refugees in the north where unemployment remains high, a new study...

Taken from DailyNews Photo Courtesy - DailyNews The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) welcomed the national budget 2019, as it reflects the government policy of pursuing an outward oriented growth strategy to better garner set economic targets....